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What product should be used to remove rain on dust water spots? The paint is urethane with no clear coat and it is black.
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Re: water spots
Hi Tom,Originally posted by tomwalt39@yahoo.com
What product should be used to remove rain on dust water spots? The paint is urethane with no clear coat and it is black.
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More than likely ScratchX will take care of these for you, afterwards you'll want to apply some wax as the ScratchX will also remove any wax. If they are deposits sitting on top of the paint then you can remove them using detailing clay.
What it Means to Remove a Scratch
How to remove a defect by hand with ScratchX
Type 1 & Type 2 Water Spots
There are two kinds of water spots,
1) Above Surface Mineral Deposits
2) Below Surface Water Spot Etchings
Type I Water Spots
Type I Water Spots are what Meguiar's refers to as Above Surface Bonded Contaminants. A Type I water spot is some type of deposit, often times a mineral deposit that was in the water source, sitting on top of the surface.
If you have Type I water spots, you can use either a clay bar or a paint cleaner like ScratchX by hand. Clay bars are for removing above surface defects and will typically do a good job of remove Type I water spots/deposits from off the surface. Sometimes you may have to follow the claying process with a paint cleaner like ScratchX to completely remove all traces of where the mineral deposits attached to the finish.
Type I Water Spots
Type II Water Spots - Deposits on the surface
Type II Water Spots are what Meguiar's refers to as Below Surface Defects. A Type II Water Spot is actually an etching in the surface where whatever was in the water was strong enough in it's chemical composition to actually eat or dissolve the paint and thus etch into the paint.
If you Type II Water Spots, you can use a paint cleaner by hand such as ScratchX, or a machine applied product such as a compound, paint cleaner, or cleaner/polish to machine clean the finish, removing a small amount of paint in an effort to level, or smooth out the finish. The goal is to remove just enough paint to level the surface with the lowest depths of the defect.
Just to be clear, removing Type II Water Spots means removing paint. As such, you are limited as to how much paint you can remove. In some cases you may want to check with a seasoned professional for their advise before attempting to remove below surface defects like Type II Water Spots.
Type II Water Spots - Etchings below the surface
Close-up of same photo above
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